CBR gets 2013 colours for SBK finale

The Honda World Superbike Team will be running its Honda CBR1000RR Fireblades in new colours for the final round of the championship at Magny-Cours in France this weekend.

A new colour scheme for the road-going version of the 2013 Fireblade was unveiled this week at Intermot, Germany's major annual motorcycle exhibition held in Cologne. The team's CBRs have been updated to promote the new design.

The new graphics on the racing version of Honda's flagship sportsbike also feature the headlight stickers that will be obligatory in next year's World Superbike championship, re-affirming the close affinity between the racing machines and their road-going relatives.

This weekend will be the only occasion that the new colour scheme is run since the Honda team will run with title sponsor Pata for the 2013 season with a new design for the racing CBR machines.

Team rider Jonathan Rea commented: "I like this new paint scheme, especially as it underlines the fact that we're racing on production bikes that you can buy at your local Honda dealer. Ours are maybe a little more sophisticated, but the link is definitely there."

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Van Der Mark and Russo set up perfect finish

The UEM Superstock 600 European Championship combined qualifying session was headed by one of the championship contenders, Michael van Der Mark (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team Honda), 0.253 seconds ahead of his championship challenger Riccardo Russo (Team Italia FMI Yamaha). Third place on the grid went to Team BSR Honda rider Sebastien Suchet, with Riccardo Cecchini (FTR Honda) fourth. Mathieu Marchal (Coutelle Racing Team Yamaha) completed the top five riders in the Stock category pre-race.

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Federer Beats Haase to Secure Swiss Davis Cup Win

Amsterdam - Roger Federer beat Robin Haase 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to give Switzerland victory against the Netherlands in their Davis Cup World Group playoff on Sunday.

The world No. 1 was rarely troubled by 50th-ranked Haase on the temporary clay court in Amsterdam as he comfortably sealed victory and his team’s return to the World Group next year.

“I felt like I was always somewhat in control,” Federer said, in an understatement.

Federer and countryman Stanislas Wawrinka won their opening singles on Friday, and lost in doubles on Saturday to Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer.

Associated Press

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Katie Holmes gets back to work on broadway

New York - Katie Holmes is returning to star on Broadway for the first time in four years starring in a new play, "Dead Accounts," set to open this fall, Broadway producers said on Thursday.

Holmes, who earlier this month reached a high profile divorce settlement with actor Tom Cruise, will star in Theresa Rebeck`s new comedy, representatives for the show said in a statement.

Holmes (33) will portray the role of Lorna in the five-character play that tackles "issues of corporate greed, small town values and whether or not your family will always welcome you back ... with no questions asked," the statement said.

The play will be directed by Tony Award winner Jack O`Brien.

Holmes made her Broadway debut in the 2008 production of Arthur Miller`s "All My Sons." (C003)

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Beyonce sings at United Nations

United Nations - Who runs the world? On Friday it was Beyonce; The U.S. pop star took to the stage in the U.N. General Assembly hall, normally reserved for world leaders, to film a music video that will be released on Aug. 19 to mark World Humanitarian Day.

Beyonce - whose hits include "Who Run the World (Girls)," "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)" and "Crazy in Love" -- performed her 2011 song "I Was Here," a ballad written by Diane Warren about leaving your mark on the world.

"We all see the headlines and we think, what can I really do to help?" Beyonce said in a statement.

"World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity for all of us to work together to make a difference. This is our time to leave our mark on the world and show that we were here and we care," said the Grammy Award-winning singer.

The U.N. event was a rare performance by Beyonce since she and her hip-hop mogul husband Jay-Z welcomed their first child in January, daughter Ivy Blue.

Instead of ambassadors and world leaders, some seats in the U.N. General Assembly hall were filled by celebrities including actress Julia Stiles, model Alek Wek and rapper The Dream.

Beyonce met U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during rehearsal.

The music video, donated by Beyonce and Warren, will launch a global campaign that hopes to reach one billion people and encourage them to pledge online at www.whd-iwashere.org to do something good for someone in need.

Illustrations on Beyonce`s website, www.beyonce.com, suggested a few ways people can leave their mark -- draw a small animal and tell it all your secrets, make food and share it with others, and dance like children who don`t know the rules.

"I hope everyone will pledge to complete at least one humanitarian action - however great or small," said U.N. aid chief Valerie Amos in a statement.

"Together we can create an unprecedented awareness of the plight of people affected by crises around the world."

In 2008, the U.N. General Assembly declared Aug. 19 World Humanitarian Day to raise awareness of such work, recognize people who risk their lives to help those in need and mark the day in 2003 when 22 people who were killed in a bomb attack on U.N. offices in Baghdad. (U.C003)

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Stevie Wonder to sing for Obama at la fundraiser

Los Angeles - Music legend Stevie Wonder will lead a star-studded cast singing for Barack Obama at a Los Angeles fundraiser next month, the Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday.

Katy Perry, Earth Wind & Fire, Jennifer Hudson and Jon Bon Jovi will also play at the Nokia Theatre on October 7, in a concert dubbed "30 Days to Victory" ahead of the November 6 election.

The concert is being put on by veteran Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich, along with Obama`s Entertainment Advisory Council. Tickets start at $44 and will be sold on the Obama campaign online.

Obama, bidding for re-election over Republican rival Mitt Romney, generally gets a warm welcome in Los Angeles and Hollywood, where members of the famously liberal entertainment industry mostly back Democrats.

After the October 7 show there will be a $25,000-a-plate fundraising dinner, co-hosted by DreamWorks Animation boss Jeffrey Katzenberg, at Oscars chef Wolfgang Puck`s WP24 restaurant, the Hollywood Reporter said. (Uu.H-AK)

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Shoei Qwest Neuron Helmet

Shoei has developed a brand new, high grade shell design. Ventilation is integrated into the shell for a more streamlined look. The aerodynamically improved shape utilizes an air spoiler to reduce drag and lift, as well as diminish weight pressure on the neck, while riding at high speeds. All Shoei helmets undergo rigorous wind tunnel testing in developing a design that can withstand severe real world riding conditions.

Aerodynamic Shell Design
Upper Air Intake Vent is positioned to maximize air volume into the helmet interior
High performance fiber materials are combined with extremely elastic organic fibers to create a shell structure that is ultra lightweight, rigid and resilient
3-D center pad and multi-layered, polyurethane foam cheek pads
Q.R.S.A. (Quick-Release Self-Adjusting) base plate allows for tool-less shield removal and installation
The spring-loaded base plate (U.S. patent pending 11/799935) pulls the shield back to contact the window beading evenly and ensures a proper seal
Scratch-resistant coating
99.9% protection from harmful UV A & B rays
Snell-M2010, DOT
3.644 lbs / 1,653 grams (approx, for Size Medium Solid Color)

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